Spezerei

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German specierīe, spezerīe, from Italian spezieria, from Late Latin speciaria (“spices; spice trade”), from speciēs (“spices, goods, wares”), from Latin speciēs (“kind, type”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃpeːt͡səˈʁaɪ̯/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Spezerei f (genitive Spezerei, plural Spezereien)

  1. (dated) spices from overseas
  2. (Austria, dated) delicacy

Declension[edit]

Declension of Spezerei [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Spezerei die Spezereien
genitive einer der Spezerei der Spezereien
dative einer der Spezerei den Spezereien
accusative eine die Spezerei die Spezereien

Further reading[edit]

  • “Spezerei” in Duden online
  • “Spezerei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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